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announceable en · ADJ

Etymology

From announce + -able.

Meanings

1. Able to be announced.
   • The pilot with all the self-assurance in the world walks down the aisle enters the cockpit and announces their destination, altitude, and whatever else is announceable. 1978, Maxine Klein, Theatre for the 98%, page 57:

Forms

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more announceable	Degree=Cmp		lexicographic
most announceable	Degree=Sup		lexicographic

announceable en · NOUN

Etymology

From announce + -able.

Meanings

1. (informal) A positive-sounding news item suitable for public announcement; a sound bite.
   • I was in Don's office to talk about the day's “announceables,” as we called them — on that day, the things Ontario Liberal Party Leader Dalton McGuinty was saying about health care. 2007, Warren Kinsella, The War Room, page 38:

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announceables	Number=Plur		lexicographic